Building with Projector

[Hidden Viper]

So i have a projector powered and at least on block touching the projection but i can't build it. i have the required materials still won't let me

[johntarmac]

I just started my first ever projector build yesterday and what I did was place a block on the projector and then made the projection touch that.

[konstantynopolitaneczka]

Originally posted by Hidden Viper:

So i have a projector powered and at least on block touching the projection but i can't build it. i have the required materials still won't let me

use welder, "printer" , welder ship or mods like nanites
It won't build itself

[Hidden Viper]

Originally posted by Rademenes16:

Originally posted by Hidden Viper:

So i have a projector powered and at least on block touching the projection but i can't build it. i have the required materials still won't let me

use welder, "printer" , welder ship or mods like nanites
It won't build itself

Forgot to add in I've used both ship and hand welder

[krzosu18]

Originally posted by Hidden Viper:

So i have a projector powered and at least on block touching the projection but i can't build it. i have the required materials still won't let me

Well - then try to reposition the projection slightly - the game wont allow you to weld a block that is not anchored to a projector - and not all sides of blocks are "sticky" say like conveyor tubes or some parts of the larger blocks like a refinery or large cargo boxesfor eg - so maybe that's the problem - aka try anchoring the projector to normal squarearmor block for eg.

[Myzja]

Blueprint has to touch/connect to projector. Think like if ur building normally.

[Quazy]

make sure its a block with a "connectable face" thats being built off. while the hand welder will work in any situation, welders do not weld on the same ship they are part of. put them on a subobject or put the projector on a subobject like a rotor head u can detach

[Oddball]

Originally posted by krzosu18:

Originally posted by Hidden Viper:

So i have a projector powered and at least on block touching the projection but i can't build it. i have the required materials still won't let me

Well - then try to reposition the projection slightly - the game wont allow you to weld a block that is not anchored to a projector - and not all sides of blocks are "sticky" say like conveyor tubes or some parts of the larger blocks like a refinery or large cargo boxesfor eg - so maybe that's the problem - aka try anchoring the projector to normal squarearmor block for eg.

Technically it doesn't need to be anchored to the actual projector itself. It just needs to be anchored to the same grid that the projector is on... so any block may suffice in that regard.

[Oddball]

Originally posted by Hidden Viper:

So i have a projector powered and at least on block touching the projection but i can't build it. i have the required materials still won't let me

Is there a block connection from the same grid the projector is on to the projected image? It'll go solid white if it's weldable.

(Also consider if your projector on a hinge/rotor etc such that it's on a separate subgrid. in which case the usual way to get it connected to the same grid is by connecting to the projector itself.... but it doesn't have to be that way if there's no hinge/rotor involved, the connection can be from any part of the same grid the projector is on)

Also posting a picture helps everyone see what may be causing the issue.